Watanabe Shiko, Flowers 花木図屏風
Gift of Charles Lang Freer · National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Open Access (CC0)View original →
Watanabe Shiko

Flowers 花木図屏風

18th century

Current Collection

National Museum of Asian Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Medium
Color and gold on paper
Dimensions
192.1 × 206.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-122943

A two-fold paper screen depicting flowers and plants of spring and autumn against a gold ground. In the right panel, from upper right, are: white wisteria blossoms (shiro-fuji), the nadeshiko (dianthus japonicus), a wild chrysanthemum (nogiku), red and white poppies (keshi) and hollyhocks (tachi'aoi).

Provenance

Gift of Charles Lang Freer

Registry history

  • 18th century — Recorded in the collection of National Museum of Asian Art

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